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Check the installer is close to the size of the last release
Check signature:
If macOS, using x64 binary run spctl --assess --verbose for the installed version and make sure it returns accepted
If macOS, using universal binary run spctl --assess --verbose for the installed version and make sure it returns accepted
If Windows right click on the brave_installer-x64.exe and go to Properties, go to the Digital Signatures tab and double click on the signature. Make sure it says "The digital signature is OK" in the popup window
About pages
Verify that both chrome:// and about:// forward to brave:// (run through several internal pages)
Importing
Verify that you can import History, Favorites/Bookmarks and Passwords from Google Chrome
Verify that you can import History, Favorites/Bookmarks, Passwords, Search Engines and Autofill from Firefox
Verify that you can import Favorites/Bookmarks from Microsoft Edge
Verify that importing bookmarks using Bookmark HTML File retains the folder structure on a clean profile
Context menus
Verify you can block a page element using Block element via selector context-menu item
Verify selecting Manage custom filters opens brave://adblock in a NTP
Verify removing the rule from brave://adblock reflects the change on the website, after reload
Extensions/Plugins
Verify pdfium, Torrent viewer extensions are installed automatically on fresh profile and cannot be disabled (they don't show up in brave://extensions)
Verify older version of an extension gets updated to new version via Google server
Verify that magnet links and .torrent files correctly open WebTorrent and you're able to download the file(s)
Load vitalik.eth. Click on Proceed using Infura server. Click on Use a Brave local IPFS node. Verify the content loads from ipfs://bafybeigsn4u4nv4uyskxhewakk5m2j2lluzhsbsayp76zh7nbqznrxwm7e/.
Test that 3rd party storage results are blank at https://jsfiddle.net/7ke9r14a/9/ when 3rd party cookies are blocked and not blank when 3rd party cookies are unblocked
In brave://settings/security, choose a DNS provider from the providers listed under Use secure DNS, load https://browserleaks.com/dns, and verify your ISP's DNS resolvers aren't detected and shown; only your chosen DoH provider should appear.
Open a New Private Window with Tor, load https://browserleaks.com/dns, and verify your ISP's DNS resolvers aren't detected and shown.
Test that https://diafygi.github.io/webrtc-ips/ doesn't leak IP address for each option under Settings -> Privacy and Security -> WebRTC IP handling policy
Brave Ads
Verify when you enable Rewards from panel or brave://rewards, Ads are enabled by default
Verify Ads UI (panel, settings, etc) shows when in a region with Ads support
Verify Ads UI (panel, settings, etc) does not show when in a region without Ads support. Verify the Ads panel does show the 'Sorry! Ads are not yet available in your region.' message.
Verify when the system language is English, the Browser language is French, and you are in one of the supported regions, Ad notifications are still served to you.
Verify you are served Ad notifications when Ads are enabled
Verify ad earnings are reflected in the rewards widget on the NTP.
Verify when Ads are toggled off, there are no Ad messages in the logs
Verify when Rewards are toggled off (but Ads were not explicitly toggled off), there are no Ads logs recorded
Verify view/click/dismiss/landed ad notifications show in confirmations.json
Verify pages you browse to are being classified in the logs
Verify tokens are redeemed by viewing the logs (you can use --rewards=debug=true to shorten redemption time)
Verify Ad is not shown if a tab is playing media and is only shown after it stops playing
Rewards
Verify that none of the reward endpoints are being contacted when a user visits a media publisher (youtube.com, reddit.com, twitter.com, github.com) and hasn't interacted with rewards
Verify that rewards.brave.com, pcdn.brave.com, grant.rewards.brave.com or api.rewards.brave.com are not being contacted
Verify you are able to create a new Rewards profile.
Verify Rewards balance shows correct BAT and USD value.
Verify actions taken (claiming grant, tipping, auto-contribute) display in panel transactions list.
Verify AC monthly budget shows correct BAT and USD value.
Verify you are able to exclude a publisher from the auto-contribute table and popup list of sites.
Verify you are able to exclude a publisher by using the toggle on the Rewards Panel.
Verify you are able to perform an auto contribution.
Verify auto contribution is reflected in the rewards widget on the new-tab page (NTP).
Verify monthly statement shows expected data.
Verify when you click on the BR panel while on a site, the panel displays site-specific information (site favicon, domain, attention %).
Verify BR panel shows message about an unverified publisher.
Verify one time and monthly tip banners show a message about unverified publisher.
Verify one time tip and monthly tip banners show a verified checkmark for a verified creator.
Verify when you click on Send a tip, the custom tip banner displays if set up.
Verify custom tip banner is also displayed for monthly contribution.
Verify you are able to make one-time tip and they display in Tips panel.
Verify tip is reflected in the rewards widget on the NTP.
Verify when you tip an unverified publisher, the one time tip is recorded in the Pending Contributions list.
Verify you are able to make recurring tip and they display in Monthly Contributions panel.
Verify you are able to adjust your recurring tip amount from the BR panel.
Verify recurring tip is reflected in the rewards widget on the NTP.
Verify you can tip a verified website.
Verify the website displays in the auto-contribute list after specified amount of time/visits per settings.
Verify you can tip a verified YouTube creator.
Verify the YouTube creator displays in the auto-contribute list after specified amount of time/visits per settings.
Verify you can tip a verified Vimeo creator.
Verify the Vimeo creator displays in the auto-contribute list after specified amount of time/visits per settings.
Verify you can tip a verified Twitch creator.
Verify the Twitch creator displays in the auto-contribute list after specified amount of time/visits per settings.
Verify you can tip a verified Twitter user from the panel.
Verify you can tip a verified Twitter user via inline tip button.
Verify the in-line tip button is spaced properly.
Verify you can tip a verified GitHub user from the panel.
Verify you can tip a verified GitHub user via inline tip button.
Verify the GitHub creator displays in the auto-contribute list after specified amount of time/visits per settings.
Verify you can tip a verified Reddit user from the panel.
Verify you can tip a verified Reddit user via inline tip button.
Verify if you disable auto-contribute you are still able to tip creators.
Verify if auto-contribute is disabled AC does not occur.
Verify if Rewards is disabled AC does not occur.
Verify that disabling Rewards and enabling it again does not lose state.
Adjust min visit/time in settings. Visit some sites to verify they are added to the table after the specified settings.
Uphold cases
Verify you are able to connect a KYC'd Uphold account to Rewards.
Verify balance in Brave updates when BAT is added to the Brave Browser card.
Verify if you only have user-controlled BAT (BAT in Uphold only), you can only tip KYC'd creators, any tips to non-KYC'd creators go to the Pending Contributions list.
Verify connected (verified but not KYC'd) publishers display messaging on panel and tip banner.
Verify you are able to perform an auto contribute using Uphold BAT.
visit brave://settings/privacy -> Site and Shields Settings -> Cookies and site data and ensure that
both https://[*.]firebaseapp.com & https://accounts.google.com are added into Sites that can always use cookies when Allow Google login buttons on third party sites is enabled
both https://[*.]firebaseapp.com & https://accounts.google.com are removed from Sites that can always use cookies when Allow Google login buttons on third party sites is disabled
ensure that you can log in into https://www.expensify.com while Allow Google login buttons on third party sites is enabled
ensure that once Allow Google login buttons on third party sites has been disabled, you can't log in into https://www.expensify.com
Sync
Verify you are able to create a sync chain and add a mobile/computer to the chain
Verify you are able to join an existing sync chain using code words
Verify the device name is shown properly when sync chain is created
Verify you are able to add a new mobile device to the chain via QR code/code words
Verify newly created bookmarks get sync'd to all devices on the sync chain
Verify existing bookmarks on current profile gets sync'd to all devices on the sync chain
Verify folder structure is retained after sync completes
Verify bookmarks don't duplicate when sync'd from other devices
Verify removing bookmark from device gets sync'd to all devices on the sync chain
Verify adding/removing a bookmark in offline mode gets sync'd to all devices on the sync chain when device comes online
With only two devices in chain, verify removing the other device resets the sync on b-c as well
Visit https://check.torproject.org in a Tor window, note down exit node IP address. Do a hard refresh (Ctrl+Shift+R/Cmd+Shift+R), ensure exit IP changes after page reloads
Visit https://check.torproject.org in a Tor window, note down exit node IP address. Click New Tor connection for this site in app menu, ensure the exit node IP address changes after page is reloaded
Verify Torrent viewer doesn't load in a Tor window
Ensure you are able to download a file in a Tor window. Verify all Download/Cancel, Download/Retry and Download works in Tor window
Cookie and Cache
Go to http://samy.pl/evercookie/ and set an evercookie. Check that going to prefs, clearing site data and cache, and going back to the evercookie site does not remember the old evercookie value
Chromium/Brave GPU
Verify that brave://gpu (Brave) matches chrome://gpu (Chrome) when using the same Chromium version
Startup & Components
Verify that Brave is only contacting *.brave.com endpoints on first launch using either Charles Proxy, Fiddler, Wireshark or LittleSnitch (or a similar application)
Verify that opening a NTP doesn't trigger any outbound connections related to widgets without user interaction
Remove the following component folders and ensure that they're being re-downloaded after restarting the browser:
afalakplffnnnlkncjhbmahjfjhmlkal: AutoplayWhitelist.dat, ExtensionWhitelist.dat, ReferrerWhitelist.json and Greaselion.json
Installer
spctl --assess --verbose
for the installed version and make sure it returnsaccepted
spctl --assess --verbose
for the installed version and make sure it returnsaccepted
brave_installer-x64.exe
and go to Properties, go to the Digital Signatures tab and double click on the signature. Make sure it says "The digital signature is OK" in the popup windowAbout pages
chrome://
andabout://
forward tobrave://
(run through several internal pages)Importing
History
,Favorites/Bookmarks
andPasswords
from Google ChromeHistory
,Favorites/Bookmarks
,Passwords
,Search Engines
andAutofill
from FirefoxFavorites/Bookmarks
from Microsoft EdgeBookmark HTML File
retains the folder structure on a clean profileContext menus
Block element via selector
context-menu itemManage custom filters
opensbrave://adblock
in a NTPbrave://adblock
reflects the change on the website, after reloadExtensions/Plugins
brave://extensions
)magnet
links and.torrent
files correctly open WebTorrent and you're able to download the file(s)IPFS
vitalik.eth
. Click onProceed using Infura server
. Click onUse a Brave local IPFS node
. Verify the content loads fromipfs://bafybeigsn4u4nv4uyskxhewakk5m2j2lluzhsbsayp76zh7nbqznrxwm7e/
.Chrome Web Store (CWS)
Brave has not reviewed the extension.
warning via the "Add Extension" modalBrave has not reviewed the extension.
warning via the "Add Extension" modalPDF
Widevine
Widevine Notification
is shown when you visit Netflix for the first timeWidevine Notification
is shown when you visit HBO Max for the first timex64
anduniversal
buildsGeolocation
Crash Reporting
brave://crash
&brave://gpucrash
causes the new tab to crashbrave://crashes
lists theUploaded Crash Report ID
once the report has been submitted_rxid equal [ value ]
Bravery settings
Trackers & ads blocked
works as expectedbrave://settings/security
, choose a DNS provider from the providers listed under Use secure DNS, loadhttps://browserleaks.com/dns
, and verify your ISP's DNS resolvers aren't detected and shown; only your chosen DoH provider should appear.https://browserleaks.com/dns
, and verify your ISP's DNS resolvers aren't detected and shown.TLS Pinning
Fingerprint Tests
Settings -> Privacy and Security -> WebRTC IP handling policy
Brave Ads
brave://rewards
, Ads are enabled by defaultconfirmations.json
--rewards=debug=true
to shorten redemption time)Rewards
youtube.com
,reddit.com
,twitter.com
,github.com
) and hasn't interacted with rewardsrewards.brave.com
,pcdn.brave.com
,grant.rewards.brave.com
orapi.rewards.brave.com
are not being contactedSend a tip
, the custom tip banner displays if set up.Social-media blocking settings
Social media blocking
buttons works as intended when enabled/disabled by visiting https://fmarier.github.io/brave-testing/social-widgets.htmlbrave://settings/privacy
->Site and Shields Settings
->Cookies and site data
and ensure thathttps://[*.]firebaseapp.com
&https://accounts.google.com
are added intoSites that can always use cookies
whenAllow Google login buttons on third party sites
is enabledhttps://[*.]firebaseapp.com
&https://accounts.google.com
are removed fromSites that can always use cookies
whenAllow Google login buttons on third party sites
is disabledAllow Google login buttons on third party sites
is enabledAllow Google login buttons on third party sites
has been disabled, you can't log in into https://www.expensify.comSync
Tor Tabs
New Tor connection for this site
in app menu, ensure the exit node IP address changes after page is reloadedCookie and Cache
Chromium/Brave GPU
brave://gpu
(Brave) matcheschrome://gpu
(Chrome) when using the same Chromium versionStartup & Components
*.brave.com
endpoints on first launch using eitherCharles Proxy
,Fiddler
,Wireshark
orLittleSnitch
(or a similar application)afalakplffnnnlkncjhbmahjfjhmlkal
:AutoplayWhitelist.dat
,ExtensionWhitelist.dat
,ReferrerWhitelist.json
andGreaselion.json
CertificateRevocation
cffkpbalmllkdoenhmdmpbkajipdjfam
:rs-ABPFilterParserData.dat
®ional_catalog.json
(AdBlock)gccbbckogglekeggclmmekihdgdpdgoe
: (Sponsored New Tab Images)jicbkmdloagakknpihibphagfckhjdih
:speedreader-updater.dat
oofiananboodjbbmdelgdommihjbkfag
: HTTPSESafe Browsing
brave://components
, wait for 8 mins and verify that no component shows any errorsNote: Always double check
brave://components
to make sure there's no errors/missing version numbersSession storage
~/Library/Application\ Support/BraveSoftware/
%userprofile%\appdata\Local\BraveSoftware\
~/.config/BraveSoftware/
Upgrade
brave://version
lists the expected Brave & Chromium versionsEstimated pending rewards
&Ad notifications received this month
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